The stones are natural charoite. Charoite is a very interesting and rare semi-precious stone. It was only discovered in the 1970's and has only been found in one mine in Siberia. It is a deep purple colour flecked with black and brown.

The bead under the stone is extremely pure fine silver (98% purity). The small 'flower' bead on top of the stone, the silver wire inside and the ear hooks are all sterling silver (92.5% purity).

From the top of the hooks, the earrings are just under 3cm long. The charoite stones are 1 cm across.

I am the designer of these earrings and I have made them with my own hands. I have been making my living exclusively from designing and making jewellery for 9 years. I travel every year to seek out old and tribal silver from Asia and India along with semi-precious stones. Back at home in Brighton, England, I make these loose pieces up into beautiful and unusual jewellery.

Every item will be sent beautifully packaged in a cotton gift bag made especially for me by a women's self help group in India.

(The item must be unused and in the same condition that you received it. It must also be in the original packaging).

Once your return is received, I will send you an email to notify you that I have received your returned item. As long as the item has not been used or damaged I will immediately issue a full refund to your credit card or original method of payment. It may take a few days to process the refund.

You can return your item to:

Gail LeCarpentier, 407 Portland Rd, Hove, BN3 5SG

You will be responsible for paying for your own shipping costs for returning your item. For more expensive items I recommend sending them by signed-for post, as I can only issue a refund once I have received the item.